Architecture
Car-Free, Heat-Smart, People-First: Culdesac’s Bold Model
Architect Daniel Parolek and Opticos Design answered with Culdesac Tempe, the nation’s first purpose-built, car-free community. With shade-rich design, missing middle housing, and a self-sustaining mix of homes and businesses, it’s a climate-conscious model now scaling to nearby Mesa.
Policy
Vacant To Vibrant: Baltimore’s $6B Housing Play To Revitalize
Baltimore launches a $1.2B redevelopment initiative—leveraging $5B private capital—to tackle vacant homes and rewrite zoning for “missing middle” housing.
Policy
State Vs. Suburbs: The Stand-Off Over Texas Housing Density
Texas suburbs are finding creative ways to evade the state’s new housing laws—raising building heights, piling on amenities, and even rezoning for heavy industry. Richard Lawson details the “Texas Housing Tussle.”
Leadership
Sorry, Robots -- Humans Are Still The Future Of Homebuilding
Skillit CEO Fraser Patterson argues that the homebuilding industry’s biggest risk isn’t a lack of robots—it’s a shortage of accessible, skilled frontline workers. Richard Lawson has the full interview.
Policy
From 16 to 52: AI And Atlanta Zoning Power A Micro-Moment
Stryant leverages commercial zoning to build affordable micro-apartments in Atlanta, showing how builders can unlock missing-middle solutions. With AI-powered design and by-right zoning, a 52-unit project delivers attainable rentals.